The Feel Bad Album of 2013?

For those in danger of suffering the occasional bout of optimism, or who failed to get their brisk good cheer inoculation shot, you can calm your fears; a new Thom Yorke album is on the way. Amok, which will officially drop February 26th, is the first release by Yorke's moonlighting band Atoms for Peace, which was formed all the way back in late 2009. The band includes Flea, bassist of the Chili Peppers that are Red Hot, drummer Joey Waronker, Forro in the Dark's Mauro Refosco, and Radiohead producer and all around Svengali Nigel Godrich. A tour has also been announced to support the album in late 2013.

The first single, "Default" was released on iTunes in September and pretty much follows the Yorke formula: trippy computer beats, beeps and gurgles, and lyrics that are often grim and vaguely apocalyptic. One can only assume that the rest of the album will be of a similar vein and will avoid any out-of-left-field celebratory banjo solos á la Mumford & Sons. But hey, good news, the record comes out in February when the days are gray and cold and there's nothing to be cheerful about anyway. Well played Mr. Yorke.